Anxiety Support Group

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Constant Fast Heart Beat

I don't get it. I've accepted that my problem is anxiety, but I still don't understand why there are days where I'm not very anxious at all and my heart rate refuses to go below about 90. I don't understand it. I know it has nothing to do with my heart, but now I'm worried that my crazy anxiety will wear-out my heart for no reason. I've tried breathing exercises. Maybe I'm just not very good at them. Any suggestions?

Don't feel to bad mine does too when I'm not on my meds and I have had that same exact thought that my heart would eventually give out. I don't really think thats a possibility. Not till were old anyway. I hope this helps

I used to fixate on my heart rate all the time. I would be concerned if it was too low or too high. I had an idea of what was normal for me. A normal resting heart rate is anywhere from 60 to 100 bpm. As long as you're in that range try not to worry. Anxiety definitely brings your heart rate up (mine went up to 130 during my panic attacks). My advice is to stop checking your pulse!

Many peoples normal heart rate resides in the 80's, it all depends on your activity level, physical condition, what meds affect your heart rate, and then you through the slightest bit of anxiety in the mix and it doesnt take much, up it goes. I work on an ambulance and we dont treat rapid heart rates until they are over 150, then its called Super Ventricular Tachycardia, and many people get up to 200. I wouldnt be overly concerned about a 90 heart rate. But if you are, by all means go see a cardiologist.

my heart is always racing - always in the 80's or 90's! as vanillabe said, anything between 60-90 is fine for a resting heart rate. also exercise will slow your heart rate down too. When i have a panic attack my heart rate can go up to 140bpm but when you think about it, your heart goes faster when you exercise.
the key is to not worry but i know that it is easier said then done!
Like amberG said, your heart is designed to cope with beating fast. If you was like 101 years old and your heart was doing 100 beats per minute then i would say you would need to see a doc!! lol

i get a fast beat alot too myself have had a ecg recently and was fine. dont worry bout it the thing is most people dont constantly check or notice there heart beat. so worryin about it and obsessin that theres something wrong makes it worse. you dont have to be anxiouse to have fast heart beat lots of things do it caffeine the heat bad sleep lots. its normal beast time to take ur heart rate is in morning when just woken up or at night just befor going to sleep normal resting heart rate for women is 72 heart ate changes alot during the day ur not abnormal dont stress :D

you hav just solved your own problem an not realised it - u sed 'i'm worried my anxiety will wear out my heart!' so on the 1 hand u say u know its just anxiety, an on the other u worry ur heart will pack up, so although u dont feel like your worried, u must have this thought at the back of ur mind all the time, cos u just mentioned it, right? your heart will not wear out, its only doing wot it would do if you were running or lifting weights or having sex!! an non of them wear your heart out! so i suggest you try really hard to get your head round this and stop thinking that thought cos its causing the problem lol x gud luk xx

This is me exactly! I have been obsessing over my heart rate for the past few weeks! And everytime it is going fast.. sometimes it doesnt even bother me because I know it's anxiety but other times it really freaks me out!! I hate it!! @times I can feel it pouning in my chest, but then again I am anxious ALL the time!!

I been there too. The more you try and figure it out and monitor it the worse it seems to get. As with most symptoms if you stop trying to figure it out and control it, and just accept it as no big deal it diminishes.

Try do something to take your mind off it. A good long walk or some other form of exercise works well for me.

If you are on antidepressants it could also be a reason. It is the main reason I cannot take them and went off them. They made my heart beat faster which in turn gave me more anxiety. They took me off them and for the last 2 months it has been so much better.

Like alot of people said 90s is not that high. My resting heart rate was that all the time while on effexor if not higher.

I and everyone else can more then likely relate to it being fast and causing anxiety.

I also have this problem, with my heartbeat suddenly speeding up when my anxiety hits me (whenever I'm not on my meds, basically). I find that breathing in eight beats and then breathing out eight or ten beats, and repeating this over and over again until I calm down, helps me the most. That, or talking to someone or listening to music.

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